Green Duos Enhance Spring Wrist Jewelry

Texture is one of my favorite things about wearing bead woven jewelry, and the bracelet I made with this week's green super duos hero does not disappoint there.

The contrast of the smooth glass of the two hole seed beads and the matte texture of the seed beads in these multiple woven strands create a very enjoyable weight and feel on your wrist.

If you are inspired to make your own you will find the green duos, the seed beads, and the thread in our shop. The button is from my own embarrassingly large collection. Do you collect craft supplies like that too?

Hero of the Week

This week our hero is a repeat shape but in a fresh new color for spring.

A fresh new color calls for a fresh new design to inspire your spring jewelry making and complete your 2013 spring wardrobe.

Check back Friday for inspiration in using super duos in your beading.
We need inspiration too! Tell us in the comments what your favorite bead (or bead you love but need a bit of inspiration on what to do with it) from our shop and we will feature it in a future week and you will be our hero!

Emerald Collar Necklace

Hero of the Week

This week our hero is another two hole bead. These metallic hematite flat beads are another that I can imagine so many possible designs with, but I have narrowed it down to a necklace for you, to be revealed on Friday.

Join us on Friday for inspiration using these 15x5mm two hole beads and share your ideas with us!


If there is a bead from our shop that you would like to nominate to be a future Hero of the Week please let us know!

Super Duos Pose a Challenge

If you haven't tried playing with this week's hero then you are saving yourself a lot of play time. These wonderful beads lend themselves to so many possibilities that I had a hard time focusing on just one design. 

The circle and triangle are just two shapes that these beads so naturally lend themselves. You can imagine how much I just wanted to keep making samples and forget about showing you a finished jewelry set.
Luckily you can just play and make fun shapes and still end up with cute earrings...

...or go bigger and add a necklace for a whole set!

I did not have time this week, but definitely want to try alternating duo colors in this triangle shape to see the cool effects. I would love to see what you come up with using these shapes or any others you end up with in your adventures with twin hole seed beads.

Share your thoughts below and feel free to send us pictures of your Super Duos creations! If you like, we will share them here on our blog.

Hero of the Week

It's a bead... it's a spacer... it's... Super Duos! The most heroic bead of them all is the bead that has the word super right in the name. This week we are featuring the twin hole seed bead  in opaque red.

Aren't they so beautiful with their oval shape and perfect curves and great color? This Friday I will share with you a necklace and earring design that make using these super fun!
If you have used the twin hole beads, let us know how you like them in the comments below. If you have not then what are you waiting for?


If there is a bead from our shop that you would like to nominate to be a future Hero of the Week please let us know!